Coronavirus Scare

Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.

Tokyo Games: Three athletes have tested positive for coronavirus, with two already staying in the Olympic Village.

England's one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday will go ahead as planned despite a Covid alert caused by a positive test for match referee Phil Whitticase.

More than a dozen Indonesian McDonald's outlets were temporarily shuttered Wednesday over virus fears as the chain's new BTS meal deal sparked frenzied buying from fans in the K-pop mad country.

Carmakers in the Indian automobile hub of Chennai will be allowed to keep operating, the state government said on Saturday, amid protests by workers who fear catching COVID-19 in one of the country's hardest-hit states.

Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter.

Ford India has halted production at its Tamil Nadu plant for two days. The company has announced 'no production days' on May 28 and 29 following a demand from a section of workers to suspend operations at the Maraimalai Nagar facility, near Chennai.

Hyundai Motor India is reportedly suspending operations at its manufacturing facility near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, following unrest among plant workers about rising COVID-19 infections in the state.

Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji said he was pretty scared once he tested positive and he was worried about the well-being of other members of the team.

Ravichandran Ashwin urged everyone to continue taking all necessary precautions to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV, whose Twitter account has been among the most active in responding to Covid-related SOS, was questioned by the Delhi Police today on allegations linked to distribution of Covid medicines.

Japanese tennis players Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka agreed that discussions were needed to ensure a safe organisation of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the middle of a coronavirus scare in Japan.

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Britain for G7 meetings, said on Wednesday he would hold his talks virtually after being exposed to possible coronavirus cases.

Seventy lakh devotees participated in Haridwar's Kumbh Mela, the mammoth religious congregation which ended Friday after triggering a scare that it might have acted as a coronavirus "super-spreader".

The NCP on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to ensure Maharashtra does not get Remdesivir stock, and wondered why state BJP leaders got scared when Mumbai police questioned the director of a Daman-based company manufacturing the drug.

Two South African footballers and a video analyst have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony.

Tokyo Games: Three athletes have tested positive for coronavirus, with two already staying in the Olympic Village.

England's one-day international against Sri Lanka on Tuesday will go ahead as planned despite a Covid alert caused by a positive test for match referee Phil Whitticase.

More than a dozen Indonesian McDonald's outlets were temporarily shuttered Wednesday over virus fears as the chain's new BTS meal deal sparked frenzied buying from fans in the K-pop mad country.

Carmakers in the Indian automobile hub of Chennai will be allowed to keep operating, the state government said on Saturday, amid protests by workers who fear catching COVID-19 in one of the country's hardest-hit states.

Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter.

Ford India has halted production at its Tamil Nadu plant for two days. The company has announced 'no production days' on May 28 and 29 following a demand from a section of workers to suspend operations at the Maraimalai Nagar facility, near Chennai.

Hyundai Motor India is reportedly suspending operations at its manufacturing facility near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, following unrest among plant workers about rising COVID-19 infections in the state.

Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji said he was pretty scared once he tested positive and he was worried about the well-being of other members of the team.

Ravichandran Ashwin urged everyone to continue taking all necessary precautions to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV, whose Twitter account has been among the most active in responding to Covid-related SOS, was questioned by the Delhi Police today on allegations linked to distribution of Covid medicines.

Japanese tennis players Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka agreed that discussions were needed to ensure a safe organisation of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the middle of a coronavirus scare in Japan.

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Britain for G7 meetings, said on Wednesday he would hold his talks virtually after being exposed to possible coronavirus cases.

Seventy lakh devotees participated in Haridwar's Kumbh Mela, the mammoth religious congregation which ended Friday after triggering a scare that it might have acted as a coronavirus "super-spreader".

The NCP on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to ensure Maharashtra does not get Remdesivir stock, and wondered why state BJP leaders got scared when Mumbai police questioned the director of a Daman-based company manufacturing the drug.